subpixel LCD fonts smoothing

[David Hláčik]

So, guys ... what about now? :)

http://www.hlacik.eu/fedora_fixed.bmp

D.


2008/8/4 David Hláčik <david at hlacik.eu>

>  Well i have same font sizes, same resolution, same DPI, LCD subpixel
> hinting full, still weird not nice
>
> D.
>
>   On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Jorge Fábregas <jorge.fabregas at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday 03 August 2008 05:22:07 pm David Hláčik wrote:
>> > So far, i have found on forums there is no difference. So after
>> installing
>> > that freetype-freeword font smoothing on Fedora 9 will be same as on
>> Ubuntu?
>>
>> Well, it's not that straight forward.  To simplify the matter, there are
>> two
>> things:  rendering engine (and how it is configured, e.g subpixel hinting
>> etc) and the other is the typeface itself :)  So if you want to compare a
>> particular version of Ubuntu with a particular version of Fedora you need
>> to
>> check those 2 things, at least.
>>
>> Regarding the freetype world package...Once you install it you need to
>> enable
>> subpixel hinting in your Desktop Environment (KDE or GNOME or whatever).
>> In
>> KDE you need to go to Control Center/Fonts and then enable "use
>> anti-aliasing" and once there click "Configure" to enable subpixel
>> hinting.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Jorge
>>
>> p.d Also you need to check if the dpi for your monitor is the same on both
>> distros...Google is your friend.
>>
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